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World Cup 2018: No British referee chosen for tournament
By Mandeep Sanghera
BBC Sport
Howard Webb was the referee for the 2010 World Cup final between the Netherlands and Spain
There will be no British referee at the World Cup this summer for the first time since 1938.
Fifa has chosen 36 officials for the tournament in Russia but none from England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.
Mark Clattenburg was the only Briton on Fifa's long list of officials, collated in summer 2016, from which it would choose the final selection for Russia.
But he left his job with the Premier League and forfeited his place.
Clattenburg, who took charge of the Euro 2016 final when Portugal overcame hosts France, quit his job as a top-flight official in February 2017 to become Saudi Arabia's new head of referees.
The Football Association did ask world governing body Fifa to replace him with another official but it rejected the request.
There are also no British officials among the 63 assistant referees selected, while video assistant referees (VAR) will be chosen from the pool of officials at the tournament.
VAR is being used at the World Cup for the first time.
The World Cup did not take place for 12 years after 1938 because of World War Two, and since it resumed in 1950 there has been at least one English referee at each tournament.
England's Howard Webb was Britain's sole representative at the last two World Cups in 2010 and 2014.
He took charge of the 2010 final when Spain beat the Netherlands in South Africa.
In terms of Fifa's international list, the Football Association and referees' association PGMOL work together to put forward their choices.
The final decision is taken by the FA Referees' Committee and they nominated Martin Atkinson, Stuart Attwell, Robert Madley, Michael Oliver, Craig Pawson, Anthony Taylor and Paul Tierney for 2018.
Criticism of Premier League referees
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has been a vociferous critic of Premier League referees this season and said they "don't work enough".
He also said some referees are living in the "dark ages" with the way they treat players and described disputed refereeing decisions against his side as "concerning coincidences".
The Frenchman was also given a three-game touchline ban and fined £40,000 for his behaviour in referee Mike Dean's changing room after a 1-1 draw at West Brom in which the Baggies were awarded a controversial late penalty.
Atkinson was accused of making a "fundamental error" by former Stoke manager Mark Hughes, while Manchester City recently asked to meet the body responsible for Premier League referees - the PGMOL - to discuss their concern at tackles being made against them.
By Mandeep Sanghera
BBC Sport
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Howard Webb was the referee for the 2010 World Cup final between the Netherlands and Spain
There will be no British referee at the World Cup this summer for the first time since 1938.
Fifa has chosen 36 officials for the tournament in Russia but none from England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.
Mark Clattenburg was the only Briton on Fifa's long list of officials, collated in summer 2016, from which it would choose the final selection for Russia.
But he left his job with the Premier League and forfeited his place.
Clattenburg, who took charge of the Euro 2016 final when Portugal overcame hosts France, quit his job as a top-flight official in February 2017 to become Saudi Arabia's new head of referees.
The Football Association did ask world governing body Fifa to replace him with another official but it rejected the request.
There are also no British officials among the 63 assistant referees selected, while video assistant referees (VAR) will be chosen from the pool of officials at the tournament.
VAR is being used at the World Cup for the first time.
The World Cup did not take place for 12 years after 1938 because of World War Two, and since it resumed in 1950 there has been at least one English referee at each tournament.
England's Howard Webb was Britain's sole representative at the last two World Cups in 2010 and 2014.
He took charge of the 2010 final when Spain beat the Netherlands in South Africa.
In terms of Fifa's international list, the Football Association and referees' association PGMOL work together to put forward their choices.
The final decision is taken by the FA Referees' Committee and they nominated Martin Atkinson, Stuart Attwell, Robert Madley, Michael Oliver, Craig Pawson, Anthony Taylor and Paul Tierney for 2018.
Criticism of Premier League referees
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has been a vociferous critic of Premier League referees this season and said they "don't work enough".
He also said some referees are living in the "dark ages" with the way they treat players and described disputed refereeing decisions against his side as "concerning coincidences".
The Frenchman was also given a three-game touchline ban and fined £40,000 for his behaviour in referee Mike Dean's changing room after a 1-1 draw at West Brom in which the Baggies were awarded a controversial late penalty.
Atkinson was accused of making a "fundamental error" by former Stoke manager Mark Hughes, while Manchester City recently asked to meet the body responsible for Premier League referees - the PGMOL - to discuss their concern at tackles being made against them.
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Fifa is looking into alleged racist abuse directed at France players during their 3-1 win over Russia.
The world governing body said in a statement it was "collecting the different match reports and potential evidence" of the discrimination.
Manchester United's Paul Pogba and Barcelona's Ousmane Dembele are said to be among those subjected to taunts.
The match was played at the Krestovsky Stadium in Saint Petersburg, a host venue at this summer's World Cup.
French Minister for Sport, Laura Flessel, said: "Racism has no place on the football pitch. We have to act in unison at a European and international level to put an end to these inadmissible actions."
French minister Laura Flessel is a two-time Olympic fencing champion
Russian authorities say they will also look into the matter.
"We have launched an investigation and all details will be thoroughly examined," Russia's anti-discrimination chief Alexei Smertin told TASS news agency.
"If violations did take place we will resort to all the necessary measures," he added.
The issue in Tuesday's game was first reported by photographers from news agency AFP, who said they heard chants when players went to take corners.
It is the latest in a number of incidents of discrimination linked to Russia.
In October Uefa charged Spartak Moscow for racist chanting during a Uefa Youth League fixture against Liverpool, and the club were later criticised for a "racist" tweet about their own players.
The FARE (Football Against Racism in Europe) network monitors discrimination in football on a national scale and detailed close to 90 incidents of racism in the Russian league last season.
Piara Powar, head of the organisation, feels the actions that marred France's win raise concerns about fan and player safety during the World Cup.
"For us, the key issue is that the match took place at a stadium that will host one of the biggest games during the World Cup, a semi-final will be there, plus many group games," he told BBC Sport.
"In many ways this match was a test of the protocols that the Russian FA has put in place, it was a match governed by the Russian FA.
"This is a cause for concern, just over two months before the tournament, with no response from the stadium authorities after what looked to be a major incident."
Fifa said it was taking into account evidence from the "FARE observer who was present at the game".
Russia coach Stanislav Cherchesov has played down the level of racism present in the country
Earlier this month the hosts' national team coach Stanislav Cherchesov said: "I do not think we have racism on a scale that needs to be fought."
And Smertin has previously insisted that minorities will feel "safe and comfortable" at the World Cup, dismissing fears as "propaganda".
However, Fifa president Gianni Infantino says that officials can stop or even abandon matches at the World Cup if racism occurs.
Powar, though, is concerned Lithuanian referee Gediminas Mazeika did not act in the friendly on Tuesday.
"The referee will have been a Fifa designated referee. Clearly he didn't initiate the protocols that exist. Though it is not his primary responsibility, he had powers others do not.
"It was a failure of protocols and actions should have taken place in the match."
The world governing body said in a statement it was "collecting the different match reports and potential evidence" of the discrimination.
Manchester United's Paul Pogba and Barcelona's Ousmane Dembele are said to be among those subjected to taunts.
The match was played at the Krestovsky Stadium in Saint Petersburg, a host venue at this summer's World Cup.
French Minister for Sport, Laura Flessel, said: "Racism has no place on the football pitch. We have to act in unison at a European and international level to put an end to these inadmissible actions."
French minister Laura Flessel is a two-time Olympic fencing champion
Russian authorities say they will also look into the matter.
"We have launched an investigation and all details will be thoroughly examined," Russia's anti-discrimination chief Alexei Smertin told TASS news agency.
"If violations did take place we will resort to all the necessary measures," he added.
The issue in Tuesday's game was first reported by photographers from news agency AFP, who said they heard chants when players went to take corners.
It is the latest in a number of incidents of discrimination linked to Russia.
In October Uefa charged Spartak Moscow for racist chanting during a Uefa Youth League fixture against Liverpool, and the club were later criticised for a "racist" tweet about their own players.
The FARE (Football Against Racism in Europe) network monitors discrimination in football on a national scale and detailed close to 90 incidents of racism in the Russian league last season.
Piara Powar, head of the organisation, feels the actions that marred France's win raise concerns about fan and player safety during the World Cup.
"For us, the key issue is that the match took place at a stadium that will host one of the biggest games during the World Cup, a semi-final will be there, plus many group games," he told BBC Sport.
"In many ways this match was a test of the protocols that the Russian FA has put in place, it was a match governed by the Russian FA.
"This is a cause for concern, just over two months before the tournament, with no response from the stadium authorities after what looked to be a major incident."
Fifa said it was taking into account evidence from the "FARE observer who was present at the game".
Russia coach Stanislav Cherchesov has played down the level of racism present in the country
Earlier this month the hosts' national team coach Stanislav Cherchesov said: "I do not think we have racism on a scale that needs to be fought."
And Smertin has previously insisted that minorities will feel "safe and comfortable" at the World Cup, dismissing fears as "propaganda".
However, Fifa president Gianni Infantino says that officials can stop or even abandon matches at the World Cup if racism occurs.
Powar, though, is concerned Lithuanian referee Gediminas Mazeika did not act in the friendly on Tuesday.
"The referee will have been a Fifa designated referee. Clearly he didn't initiate the protocols that exist. Though it is not his primary responsibility, he had powers others do not.
"It was a failure of protocols and actions should have taken place in the match."
